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Global Product Technology Manager-First Brands Group| Ex-Ford| Ex-Igarashi| AI Generalist| Toastmasters| CSR Lead| Mentor|

About

With over 16 years of experience in the automotive industry, I contribute to product innovation as the Global Product Innovation Manager at First Brands Group. My work focuses on engineering design, product development, and design verification. By leveraging my expertise in Pro Engineering, Ansys Products, and engineering design, I collaborate with teams to support global product innovation efforts and bring new ideas to life. My career includes substantial experience at Ford Motor Company, where I was responsible for defining and maintaining technical requirements, engineering specifications, and product validation plans for critical automotive components such as brakes, TPMS, and rotating electricals. I am driven by a commitment to operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and creating impactful solutions in the automotive sector.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Global Product Technology Manager at First Brands Group, LLC, Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Deputy Manager-Product Development-Rotating Electricals Components, Brakes & TPMS at Ford Motor Company, Jan 2011 - Mar 2024 · 13 yrs 3 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Responsible for defining, documenting, and maintaining requirements for Rotating Electrical, TPMS & Brake components in Ford Engineering Design Environment (FEDE) • Creating and Maintaining Engineering Specifications (ES) • Planning and Creating Design Verification (DV) & Product Validation (PV) Plans • Guiding and Supporting Supplier Technical Assistance Team on deciding PPAP level and PSW Approvals and Audits. • Verifying and Approving Tier I supplier Bench level, Assembly level & In-Vehicle level Test Results & Reports • Conducting weekly Design Review meetings with the suppliers • Handling Engineering Change Requests (WERS Notice), Releasing Engineering Part Numbers & Part Drawings (FordDoc), Supporting Part Catalogues Creation. • Engineering guidance to Product Category Management projects to ensure all Engineering requirements are met. • Supplier Request for Approvals (SREA) and Non-Policy Obsolescence (NPO) • Engineering support for Service Parts Warranty (SPW) reduction, Core disposition, Material Cost Savings, Total Value Management (TVM), and Complexity Reduction initiatives. • Support in ensuring that all engineering requirements are included in the Purchasing Request for Quote (RFQ) process. • Partner with the Quality office representative to assess and develop our suppliers and ensure that they meet our Quality and Engineering requirements and standards. • Providing Product Attribute information to the PIES team

Procurement Engineer at IGARASHI MOTORS INDIA LIMITED, Jun 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 7 mos, Greater Chennai Area, Procurement of raw material, components & consumables, vendor development, sourcing, supply chain, Logistics and warehouse management, localisation, costing, price reduction

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Anna University Chennai

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, Anna University Chennai